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| 'Mystery shopper' scheme grows | | 2008-08-14 06:37:00 | | Ottawa police fraud detectives have a new scam blazing up their Top 10 chart and it targets the unemployed who are looking to make a quick buck. The "mystery shopper" scheme, which didn't even crack the Top 10 last year, is considered the fifth-most prevalent fraud in Ottawa so far in 2008. "That one is extremely big in Ontario," said Sgt. Ron Cooper of the organized fraud unit. The scam starts with an advertisement looking for people to work from home. The scammer will hire someone to cash a cheque at a payday loan service to see if employees at the business are performing well. The unsuspecting "mystery shopper" returns the bulk of the cashed cheque to the scammer and keeps a small amount as a payout for the gig. The problem is, the cheque is bogus and it bounces, making the hired hand liable for the full amount cashed out. 'EASY MONEY' "People are looking for easy jobs, easy money," Cooper said. "There's no way of knowing where the money went." Fraudsters continue to profit... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | Become a Savvy Online Shopper | | 2008-08-09 00:00:00 | | The allure of Internet shopping is particularly big for the wealthy, the busy, the shut-ins, the elderly, and the sluggish. With a few clicks of your mouse at a retailer’s website, you’ve made a purchase and it magically shows up on your doorstep a few days later. And you never even had to leave your [...]... | | By: Resources Zone | | |
| | 'Mystery shopper' check scam on the rise | | 2008-08-07 02:43:00 | | A "mystery shopper" check-cashing scam targeting the unemployed is on the rise in Canada's capital, Ottawa police say. Police Sgt. Ron Cooper of the organized fraud unit told the Ottawa Sun advertisements are placed offering people the chance to work from home as mystery shoppers to assess how well private check-cashing companies are performing. They are given a check to cash and told they can keep a small percentage of the cash, but the checks are fake, Cooper said. The person who cashed the check after their personal identification was recorded is liable for repaying the full amount plus a penalty, Cooper said. "People are looking for easy jobs, easy money," he said. "There's no way of knowing where the money went." Cooper told the Sun the top fraud in the city remains identity theft, followed by credit card skimming, overpayment schemes and the bogus check scam.'Mystery shopper' check scam on the rise... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
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| You Can Be A Real Mystery Shopper | | 2008-07-30 08:06:00 | | Kernersville, NC -- "Do not. Do not fall for these scammers," says the mystery shopper. She should know because she is a real mystery shopper. That's why we disguised her identity. She got an official looking offer in the mail with a check. The check is fake. "Let me just say that a legitimate secret shopping company will never just send you a check." Here's how the scam works. You deposit the check in your account to test the Western Union wire service. The check will appear to clear your bank. But after you wire the money, you're out the full amount when the check comes back. "If someone asks you to give them money for any reason, would you just go to your purse and give them money?" Mystery shopping is a real business. You just have to know what to look for. "A legitimate mystery shopping company never charges you to work for them." Our shopper uses the Mystery Shopping Providers Association. She can search jobs and even have them e-mailed to her automatically. "How I get... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | ‘Secret shopper’ job offer might be scam | | 2008-07-25 02:41:07 | | Thursday, July 24 11:26 am
RALEIGH — People who promise sweepstakes winnings or jobs as secret shoppers might not be on the level, the state Attorney General’s Office said today.
At least 15 people per week recently have reported counterfeit check scams to the Attorney General. Most say they were taken in [...]... | | By: secret shopping jobs | | |
| | Be a Smart Food Shopper | | 2008-07-18 18:39:52 | | Want to lose a few pounds? Start shopping smarter. If you know which foods are healthier and how to read the food labels, you're on the way to lowering your weight.Here are a few helpful tipsThe Fat FightersA diet high in fiber can take weight off quickly.Eat fruit, (don't forget berries, blueberries, full of antioxidants, raspberries, lots of fiber, strawberries, believed to be a cancer fighter, blackberries, (have anti-inflammatory properties,) elderberries, black currants, (not easy to find) , vegetables, pasta, anything made with whole grains, beans, breads, a bran muffin.Fiber will make you feel full. It swells up in your stomach.Eating oatmeal, lowers your blood sugar. And therefore, you will be less likely to get diabetes.High fiber diets absorb the fats in food before you can absorb it and gain weight.These foods have less calories, for example,An apple unsliced and peeled, has 75 calories and 3.5 grams of fiberBut if you drink 8 ounces of apple juice, it has no fiber and almos... | | By: tips n trick diets success | | |
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| Secret Shopper Jobs | | 2008-07-18 03:16:00 | | Secret Shopper Jobs By Marcus PetersonWith the growing importance of customer care and service, companies are hiring more Secret Shoppers and evaluators. The Secret Shopping industry has also become a convenient way of making extra money and there are numerous Jobs available to Secret Shopping aspirants in business setups such as restaurants, convenience stores, movie theaters, financial institutions etc.Before applying for any Secret Shopper Job, make sure that the hiring company is a genuine Secret Shopper Company. Keep in mind that legitimate hiring companies for Secret Shoppers don’t charge any fee for registration, application or training. Most applications are available online. Once you have submitted yours, all you have to do is wait for the company to contact you by phone or email.Do a little research before applying for a Secret Shopper Job by going through advertisements on the internet or your local paper. After you have registered with a company, make a phone call or send... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | Mystery Shopper Jobs Shouldn’t Be Mystery | | 2008-07-16 04:53:33 | | By RUSS VAN ARSDALE; EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NORTHEAST
Not long ago, a couple of visitors to Northeast CONTACT brought in copies of “checks” they had received in the mail, along with invitations to become “mystery shoppers.”
Our radar went on high alert. “Mystery shopping” is one of those terms that many people automatically equate with “scam.” While the [...]... | | By: secret shopping jobs | | |
| | Better Business Bureau warns of secret shopper scam | | 2008-07-11 06:46:00 | | The Better Business Bureau is warning about a secret shopper scam in central and southside Virginia.A newspaper ad running in Danville and Lynchburg says a company called Temp 1 Employment is filling customer service positions.Consumers who respond are told they will be secret shoppers. They are then asked to deposit a check from the company and wire the money to a company representative.The BBB says these are not real job offers, but they are a scheme to get money. The BBB says consumers should use extreme caution.... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | Mystery shopper scam | | 2008-07-05 03:00:00 | | With today's sluggish economy, you may be looking for a way to make an extra buck.As Good Morning America reported this morning, one way to do that is to become a mystery shopper.Retailers hire marketing research companies to evaluate the quality of services in their stores.Mystery shoppers are hired to go check out the stores anonymously. Those shopper are then given a small reimbursement.But beware, not all mystery shopper jobs are legit.WWAY anchor Marcy Cuevas got a letter in the mail, asking her to become a mystery shopper. Along with it, came an authentic looking check for almost $4,000. Cape Fear Bank manager Jeff Britt confirmed our suspicions that the offer is a scam.Britt said, "The letter is asking you to deposit a counterfeit item into your account - you don't know it's counterfeit then it's asking you to wire funds typically overseas or to contact someone who's going to instruct you to wire funds."Britt says mystery shopper scams are common, and its easy to fall for them.H... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | Kathy Van Zeeland Rock & Roll Buckle Belt Shopper | | 2008-04-28 15:11:13 | | Copyright © 2008 Timika. Visit the original article at http://kyesi.com/kathy-van-zeeland-rock-and-roll-buckle-belt-shopper/.
This metallic vinyl shopper by Kathy Van Zeeland has a lot of cross over appeal whether your a uptown,punk, or rock girl you probably love this bag.The shopper’s silver-toned hardware, key fob, and Kathy charms a bit of glamor.Measuring 14″ wide x 10″ high [...]... | | By: Kyesi | | |
| | Ebates: Free Money For The Online Shopper | | 2008-04-04 07:41:11 | | If you’re an avid online shopper, you NEED Ebates. Ebates not only offers you a $5 bonus for signing up, but gives you cash back for shopping at the sites you’d visit anyhow. Drugstore.com? 6% cash back. Sephora? 4% cash back. 4% may not seem like a large amount, but when [...]... | | By: Style IT | | |
| | | | Fired for apprehending a innocent shopper | | 2008-01-21 15:02:00 | | There are officers who take too many chances. Instead of seeing all the steps, they’d see one or two, and then they’d make the stop anyway. But eventually, your luck runs out on you.
We had a girl who went into the fitting room to watch a couple of females try on items. While walking out, she noticed another girl in a fitting cubicle, next to theirs, place a dress into her shopping bag.
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| | | Kathy Van Zeeland Shine Time Shopper | | 2007-12-13 11:26:12 | | Copyright © 2008 Timika. Visit the original article at http://kyesi.com/kathy-van-zeeland-shine-time-shopper/.
This blue faux leather shopper tote would look great paired with jeans.Measuring 14″ x 5″ x 10″ this shopper tote is roomy enough to carry all your essentials. It features a front exterior flap pocket,interior lining with a back wall zip pocket and multi functional [...]... | | By: Kyesi | | |
| | Shoppers Enticed to Join Shopper Discounts and Rewards Program | | 2007-11-28 17:14:22 | | Have you ever encountered something that webloyalty offers while shopping on a website? You may have probably experienced it. Webloyalty does the ones where you agree to receive a 30 day trial of the Shopper Discounts and Rewards program. Webloyalty specializes in post-transactional marketing for e-commerce sites to acquire additional revenue & increase site traffic.Online shoppers who do try the 30 day trial offer are enticed to become a monthly paying member of the Shopper Discounts and Rewards program. Why take up the offer to be a member of the Shopper Discounts and Rewards program? With the money saving benefits of becoming a member, it could just be what is needed by the avid online shopper.... | | By: internet executive log | | |
| | 8 TIPS FOR THE SAVVY SHOPPER | | 2007-11-21 12:13:00 | | Once you've created a gift list, clip these tips and follow them to make your shopping as hassle-free as possible:1. TIME YOUR BUYING. Don't fall for Midnight Madness sales, which typically offer discounts on just a few products. Sales are first come, first served, which could mean hours of waiting. For "hot" gifts that might be in short supply, buy as soon as you see them. But consider waiting for others while discounts mount. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, and the following Cyber Monday are the days when many merchants get serious about sales. You're likely to find online discounts, free standard shipping, or deferred interest payments. Shop in the early morning, when crowds tend to be light, and when retailer Web sites we scanned are especially inclined to offer special discounts.2. GO ONLINE TO SAVE BIG. Use several shopping "bots" to compare product prices at dozens of retailers. Better-known bots include BizRate, DealTime, Google Product Search, MySimon, Shopping.com, ... | | By: Shopping & Gift Idea | | |
| | | A True Mystery Shopping Experience of a Newbie Secret Shopper | | 2007-11-20 10:15:00 | | As a writer on mystery shopping, paid surveys and other forms of incentivized programs, I’ve also had to experience taking surveys and doing paid shops. In order to share my views and recommendations, I’ve had to take a detailed insider’s look. Here’s what I found: What is Mystery Shopping Truly About? As a newbie mystery shopper, I was all excited to go to my first shopping location, complete my task, and collect my check. I was dispatched to three local gas stations. My compensation was reimbursement of my gas fills, together with a 15-dollar bonus per each completed assignment. I had received detailed instructions how to pretend that I’m a regular customer – to behave naturally and logically without raising suspicion as to the purpose of my visit. I also had to take my digital camera along, and take pictures of whatever I found disturbing or contradictory to what was expected. Mystery Shopping – Be Prepared to Grasp the Unexpected Once at the first gas station, I proceeded to the counter to pay for the oil fill. Then, I noticed a reasonably large wet spot on the floor, probably a water spill that definitely appeared threatening to someone’s health. I immediately went to browse the chocolate bars, while actually timing how long it would take the staff to notice and wipe off the water spot. Reporting such situations in the mystery shopping report turned extremely valuable. Even though such situations cannot be predicted or included in the mystery shopping instructions, they provide very good insights to the true quality of customer services, the responsiveness of the staff, and its ability to manage crises. How Secret Shoppers Conceal Who They Really Are To tell you the truth, it was harder than I expected, but was a very thrilling and rewarding experience. I think I haven’t felt like that since my drama classes at high school and then at the college. The mystery shopping instructions are very helpful at the beginning, because they hel... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | Mystery Shopper Scams | | 2007-11-16 22:02:00 | | Mystery Shopper Scams Getting paid to shop and dine out. It sounds too good to be true, and in some cases, it is. Mystery shopping; it's using educated, experienced shoppers to anonymously evaluate a customer's experience. Sharane Gott, Better Business Bureau: "Mystery shopping is one of those jobs that everybody wants. I do, you know if they would pay me really well to do that I would dine out and I would shop all day long."That's why it's an industry that can be easily preyed upon by scam artists. A scam Letter targeting people who want to become mystery shoppers claims you've been selected to represent the company as a mystery shopper and there are no registration fees. Instead, cashier checks are enclosed made out for several thousand dollars. The instructions; cash the check, keep $200 and wire the rest back to the company. The only problem; the money's left your account and the check is a fake. There are legitimate mystery shopping companies. In fact, the Mystery Shoppers Providers Association tells us they estimate there are more than one million mystery shoppers in the United States alone. We talked to one mystery shopping company for advice on how to avoid scams. They said you don't need to pay anything up front to get the assignment and it's difficult to get the assignments; it's competitive. They told us it is a real business and there are expectations and details they're looking for.To find out more you can log onto http://www.mystershop.org/. Grace White blinkbits BlinkList del.icio.us digg Reddit NewsVine Shadows blogmarks ... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | Mystery Shopping: 3 Tips For Being A More Efficient Mystery Shopper | | 2007-11-15 09:46:00 | | The best way to make more money as a mystery shopper is to set up an efficient work process for yourself so you can pick up assignments more quickly and complete them easily. So here are my tips to getting things done. A couple of them you'll need to do before you even get started signing up for mystery shopping companies.1. Set up a New Email Address Since you'll need to sign up with as many companies as possible in order to maximize your income opportunities to get mystery shopping assignments, the first thing you should do is set up a new email account and only use that account for work. Since I do retail merchandising and some online 'get paid to" stuff as well, I use one gmail account for all three and then set up labels for the different types of work I do. I have labels for "mystery shopping", "merchandising" and "paid surveys" (I just lump all the "get paid to" stuff under that). I also have labels for "pending" and "completed". This way when I check my email each day, I can quickly scan what I need to do next without hunting through the dozens of emails. If you set up the account to automatically route mail from certain email addresses to a particular label, all of your new mail will be prelabeled as it arrives.2. Get some Form Filler software You will be signing up with a lot of companies. Some mystery shoppers sign up with over 100. It is very tedious and time consuming to do all of this by hand, so get yourself some form completion software and use it. I personally use Roboform because it doesn't have any spyware or adware installed with it, but there are lots of different form completer's available.3. Organize your bookmarks Some of the mystery shopping companies always send out emails with newly available assignments, but a lot of them don't so you'll need to log into their websites every day in order to get your jobs. Most mystery shopping jobs are first come, first serve so if you want that assignment, you need to work efficiently. There's a ... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | Guide and Personal Shopper in Bergamo / Accompagnati in città e nello shopping | | 2007-11-10 06:03:00 | | Ciao, se volessi sapere come prenotare una guida per accompagnarti fra le bellezza di Città Alta oppure ti piacerebbe avere al fianco una persona per guidarti attraverso le luccicanti vetrine della nostra città, puoi prenotarti inviando una mail a bergamotour@yahoo.it almeno 3 giorni (72 ore) prima del Tuo arrivo. Ti risponderemo entro breve tempo richiedendoti informazioni per organizzare il programma del Tour.Hallo, if You want to know how to book a guide to discover the Beauties of the Upper Town or have a person to pick You up from the Airport to take You all around for your Shopping. You can ask our help sending us a mail to bergamotour@yahoo.it three day (72 hours) before your arriving. We will answer You in short time asking information in order to organize the Tour. Stai ricevendo aggiornamenti del BLOG a cui sei iscritto.
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| | | Three On Your Side Investigates: Secret Shopper Scams | | 2007-10-23 22:46:00 | | We have a Three On Your Side warning about possible employment fraud. This time we'll focus on the secrets of earning a living as a "mystery shopper." Easy work, short hours, money made by visiting stores and evaluating their employees by making purchases. This time, there's a new come- on to an old scam. Judy Boykin says her daughter "brought me the check and said look what was sent to me in the mail." The young woman received an unsolicited offer to be secret shopper. According to Boykin, " You go in this case to Sears and Walmart to buy things and critique the customers service and inform these people who they act in the stores." A bogus cashiers check for $3,577 dollars appeared in the mail, it was supposedly described as job starter money. Tonya thought she had scored a great job. A secret shopper. But little did she know she was about to be ripped off for about 3-thousand dollars. The official looking letter advises the check be cashed. Then most of it was to be wired ... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | Beware of Mystery Shopper Job Offer - News - WTVQ 36 - Lexington, Kentucky | | 2007-10-18 01:28:00 | | Beware of Mystery Shopper Job Offer - News - WTVQ 36 - Lexington, Kentucky: "If you get an unsolicited e-mail or see a newspaper ad claiming that you can earn a living as a secret or mystery shopper, be careful. The job is real, but the offer to make a lot of money doing it may be bogus. Some retailers hire marketing research companies to evaluate the quality of service in their stores; these companies use secret or mystery shoppers to get the information anonymously. They assign a mystery shopper to make a particular purchase in a store or restaurant, for example, and then report on the experience. Typically, the shopper is reimbursed and can keep the product or service. While it appears in all the ads that companies are hiring mystery shoppers, in many cases they're pitching unnecessary and possibly bogus mystery shopping 'services.' There are even some offers where the mystery shopper receives a check, is told to deposit it in their bank account and then wire money overse... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | Price Comparison - Smart Shopper | | 2007-10-11 06:10:04 | | It’s a natural human tendency to compare. The comparison can be between anything, animate or inanimate is a non consideration. Human beings are compared all the time, and so are the objects. In the shopping domain, nothing works finer than the price comparison. It not only helps you decide on the product with the lowest [...]... | | By: Online Business Alliance & Niches | | |
| | Mystery Shopper Scam Now Comes Bundled With Check Fraud Scam! | | 2007-10-04 21:48:00 | | Mystery Shopper Scam Now Comes Bundled With Check Fraud Scam!Fraudulent check scams (which we wrote about yesterday) have taken a new, exciting twist: integrated into so-called "mystery shopper" scams. The classified ads you see for secret or mystery shoppers used to be small time cons, designed to bilk you out of $100 or so to provide information that's readily available for free. But add a little check fraud and you could be taken for thousands of dollars. MSNBC tells the story of one man who was "hired" as a mystery shopper, then sent a check for $2,500 and told that his assignment—for which he'd be paid $250—was to test the services of MoneyGram, a wire transfer service available at Wal-Mart. He deposited the enclosed check, then wired $2,250 to the home office in Canada. And then, of course, the check bounced. Real mystery shopping gigs exist, but they usually pay around $10-20 per assignment, says the article. As a rule, you should ignore classified ads for such jobs, and... | | By: Mystery Shopping jobs | | |
| | Woman Falls Prey to Mystery Shopper Scam | | 2007-09-16 05:23:00 | | Gilroy - A shopping scam ensnared an unwitting Gilroy woman, who signed up to evaluate companies, and found herself wanted for forging checks. The scam is likely rooted in Nigeria, said Sheriff's detective Sgt. Dennis Moser - and the Gilroy woman isn't its only victim. Similar check scams victimize thousands of people in the U.S. annually, said Kristine Kearney, spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service."This is a huge scam," said Moser, glancing at receipts. "She's no criminal - she's a victim, duped into a con."Patricia Owen, 36, was sent a forged check along with a letter from Masters Research Inc. The letter, addressed from Minnesota, asked Owen to pose as a customer sending a $2,125 Money Gram payment to Dorian Hedquist in New Brunswick, Canada. In exchange for rating Money Gram at Wal-Mart, Owen would receive $300 in pay, the letter claimed. The check was supposed to cover the Money Gram charge and her pay, as a "secret shopper" evaluating the Wal-Mart service.Owen stopped into Mama's Market in San Martin July 8 to cash the check before sending the payment at Wal-Mart, as instructed. The shop paid Owen $794 of the sum, and agreed to pay the rest when the check cleared. It didn't. Owen was surprised to hear the check had bounced, she said, but agreed to repay the store. When Owen returned to Mama's Market, bearing a legitimate paycheck from her regular job, the store turned Owen away, and reported the case to the Sheriff's Office. Just before midnight, Aug. 30, Sheriff's deputies swarmed around Owen's home on rural Holsclaw Road in Gilroy, accusing her of felony forgery, she said.Owen frantically combed her car, seeking the letter that would explain the scheme, as deputies searched her house for check manufacturing equipment. For an hour, she rustled through laundry piled into her trunk and rummaged through her home, she said. An hour later, she finally found it, tucked into the glove compartment of her car."I cried, I was just so happy to have found it," she said. "It was my golden ticket. If I didn't find that paper, I would have gone to jail."The next day, Owen's name appeared in the Dispatch blotter - as a suspect for forging checks. The Sheriff's Office ultimately decided not to file charges against Owen, after investigating the scam, said Moser. But the Dispatch had already received information from the Sheriff's Office identifying Owen as a suspect Wednesday, before she was confronted by deputies. Owen received the fake check after calling a number advertised in the Dispatch. The ad Owen answered was billed to a Maggie Stevens of Today's Stuff, a company located on Foudan Avenue in Palmdale, according to Dispatch advertising receipts. No Palmdale business is licensed under that name, nor Stevens' name, according to Palmdale city staff.The letter Owen received lists an address in Bayport, Minn. Bayport police say the address used belongs to a legitimate window company, established there for more than 100 years, Moser said. Investigators believe the scammers stole the company's letterhead.The Dispatch called the number listed as Today's Stuff and asked to speak with Stevens, and was told she was unavailable. When asked about scam claims, the person called abruptly hung up. Moser met with similar treatment when he called the number, posing as a victim."The check came back as not good, and now I'm stuck for all this money," Moser told the company representative, during a recorded conversation."You did not complete your assignment … So why are you calling me? Nobody can help you," the man replied, in a thick accent."You sent me a bad check," Moser said. "How am I supposed to complete an assignment on a bad check?" "You're not making any sense," said the representative, and hung up.The Dispatch ad Owens answered was pre-paid with a valid credit card, said David Marin, vice president of advertising for Mainstreet Media Group. It ran six days in South Valley printed classifieds, one day in the Pinnacle classifieds, and five days online."Our policy is to screen suspicious ads and follow up on all reader complaints," said Marin. "We are occasionally victimized, too, by bad credit card numbers from people pre-paying for ads."
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| | Sleepy but Quite the Shopper | | 2007-08-11 21:35:08 | | I'm tired. Those two hours of sleep, well maybe 3, were NOT enough. I'm dragging.I did take Ricardo and Sadie to get some school shopping done. As of today everyone but Tony and Salinda are done with everything but shoes. One of the hats I've worn in my life when a High School Jr and Sr was Associate #269 at the University Hills JCPenney in Denver. I don't even know if it is still even a store, but back then I learned when the best sales are. And today and tomorrow are great deals. Today we went for sale items, today we will go for clearance. I always have the goal of saving twice as much as I spend.I gave Salinda a two paged typed note with .5 margins and 12 point times font explaining her consequences. She has not spoken to me. I doubt she will until she desperately needs something. I know that I am too tired to try to talk to her today. So the note got my points across. I'm hoping when Bart comes home I'll be able to take a nap. I'm just exhausted.Parenting Teen... | | By: Never a Dull Moment | | |
| | Mystery Shopper Finds Job Rewarding | | 2007-07-19 10:48:00 | | Mystery Shopper Finds Job RewardingWhat's your idea of a dream job? Ice cream taster, roller-coaster expert, ball boy for the champion Spurs? One San Antonio woman says she's found hers at the mall. And she's letting us in on what it takes to be a successful, professional mystery shopper. "I work for about six different companies and if I wanted to I could make hundreds of dollars a month, but I just do it casually. So I get a nice, tidy little check from a couple of companies every month." This woman is so good at what she does, she does not want us to reveal her identity. She is a professional mystery shopper, paid to shop and give her opinion on a variety of things, such as, "cleanliness of the store, do they have any handwritten signs, are they following all of the rules that their company has set for them?"For complete article click here : - Mystery Shopper Finds Job Rewarding
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| | | Air Mattress Buying Guide from American Shopper | | 2007-07-11 22:17:53 | |
Click on the photo to be directed to the video.
In a nutshell though, it basically outlines 3 points in buying an extra air mattress for guests or weekend visitors:
Get mattresses with built in pumps
Get a bed with a support frame
Get a mattress with a thick padding
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| | | Furla shopper bianca | | 2007-07-09 09:00:00 | | Grande shopper con doppi manici in vitello stampa cocco con tagli e lavorazione al laser. All'interno fodera estraibile in cotone. Furla a euro 230.
- Furla, C.so Vittorio Emanuele, Milano, Tel. 02.796943
- Furla, p.zza Balduina 54, Roma, Tel. 06.35347591
www.furla.com
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| | Being a Mystery Shopper Could Cost you Money | | 2007-06-13 11:24:00 | | Being a Mystery Shopper Could Cost you Money Arizona consumers are being warned about a new scam involving phony advertisements for employment as a secret shopper, mystery shopper, or investigative shopper. Whether or not you live in Arizona, these tips about mystery shopping jobs could save you money and heartache later on. The scam might work this way: People respond to an ad looking for a mystery shopper or a secret shopper. When they contact the company about the position, they are told they can earn money by purchasing items at different stores or dining at different restaurants. The company then sends an employment packet. The packet includes business evaluation forms, a training assignment, and a cashier's check, often ranging between $2,000 and $4,000. The training assignment is to cash the check, pose as a customer, and wire the money to an address in Canada. The scam is that the check is fake. The check bounces after the person wires the money, leaving the person liable for the fake check. People who apply for the secret shopper or mystery shopper jobs are told by the company that they have only 48 hours to complete the assignment or they will lose the job. Arizona's Attorney General says, "Consumers need to know that a legitimate company will never send you a cashier's check out of the blue or require you to send money to someone you have never met. The scam artists use realistic looking documents, the 'secret' nature of the job, and the 48-hour deadline to pressure consumers into cashing the check and wiring the money quickly before the bank or the consumer can determine it was a fake check. By then, it's too late." There are legitimate mystery shopper jobs. So how do you tell if the one you are looking at is real or a scam? The Attorney General's Office advises that you should be skeptical of any secret shopper, mystery shopper, or investigative shopper companies that: Advertise jobs for shoppers on the radio, in a newspaper's classified or "help wanted" section or through unsolicited email. Legitimate secret shopper companies generally do not advertise for jobs in this manner. "Guarantee" a job as a mystery, secret, or investigative shopper. Charge a fee just for applying or charge a fee for access to secret shopping job opportunities. You should not pay any fee to apply or to obtain job information. Appear to be located in places outside the country, such as Canada. If the company does not have an established office nearby that you can visit in person, be very cautious. It is always a good idea to check with the Better Business Bureau and investigate any business offering this sort of employment. Fake cashiers check scams come in many forms. Generally, Do not depend on the funds from a cashier's check from a source you do not know. There is usually no legitimate reason for someone who is giving you money to ask for money to be wired back or wired to a third party. Don't do it. Do not rely on the fact that the check was accepted for deposit by their financial institution as evidence of the check's authenticity. It can take up to a week or much longer for a financial institution to determine whether a check is good, especially if the check is from an institution located outside the United States. Consumers are responsible for the deposited fake check, even if it was a cashier's check. When the check bounces, the bank deducts from the consumer's account the amount that was credited with the fake check--often with charges added. The bank will not take the loss. If you believe you have been a victim of fraud in Arizona, please contact the Attorney General's Office in Phoenix at 602-542-5763, or visit them online.article Source : - Secret Shopper Scam
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| | 7 Tips For Becoming A Successful Secret Shopper | | 2007-05-18 16:24:00 | | 7 Tips For Becoming A Successful Secret ShopperBy Tim LeeSecret shopping is one hot industry today. But what is secret shopping? Secret shopping is simply being hired by companies who would want to evaluate their stores, products and services and getting paid while posing to be a regular customer. It is a very effective way of getting extra income while enjoying and helping a certain enterprise to improve their services.Below are some tips on how to become a successful secret shopper:(1) Be resourceful.The industry of secret shopping is one that we might describe as a clandestine industry. It is a clandestine industry not because it is a hoax or a scam but because secrecy is the most important aspect of the whole idea. If the store personnel know that you are a secret evaluator for their management, then they would treat you extraordinarily, therefore affecting the evaluation. Being resourceful means looking at different local newspaper, internet and other forms of ads which looks for secret shoppers.I(2) Be professionalf one is hired as a secret shopper, he should bear in mind that he should be a shopper on the outside but an evaluator on the inside. One should not lose focus when being a secret shopper and should not overlook the aspect of evaluation.(3) Be on timeBeing a secret shopper entails some kind of time restriction when it comes to one's deliverables. The reports should always be submitted on time. The reports should also be comprehensive and should not be done half-heartedly. The secret of being successful in this industry is to take the job seriously.(4) Be observantOne of the main qualifications that Secret shopping companies look for in a secret shopper is his ability to be able to look at things on a detailed level. Once a secret shopper enters a store, he should remember the way the attendants greet him, or what they are wearing and what they are doing.(5) InteractInteracting with the personnel of a store is one of the main jobs of a secret shopper. Companies can evaluate the actions of their personnel when there are no customers around, they can do that by using other methods ( hidden cameras, etc.). However, when it comes to evaluating their professionalism and courtesy, the secret shopper plays a very important role.(6) Be objectiveA successful secret shopper knows how to delineate his biases from the observations made during the visit.(7) Learn how to write technicallyCompanies can hire practically anyone to be a secret shopper. Successful secret shoppers know how to write substantive reports which would be very helpful to the companies which hired them. They are also picked over and over again and are referred to other companies because of their competency.ConclusionThese are just some basic tips on becoming a successful secret shopper. Although it is a fun job, it should be taken seriously, nonetheless. There is no such thing a free lunch and there is no such thing as an all-fun-no-work job.Being a secret shopper, after all, is a good opportunity to turn a hobby into an income-generating endeavor.About the Author: For a searchable database of secret shopping companies, please visit http://www.1st-in-Shoppers.info/Source: www.isnare.com
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